Anguish, fear and an uneasy state of mind are part of of everyday lives of millions of anxiety disorders patients from all around the Planet. Usual worries and anxiety are an important part of human existence. They help us to refrain from nasty and unsafe situations and therefore play warning or adaptive function.
The fear is every time related to a especial thing or a situation and anxiety is an indeterminate emotional event. The menace in anxiety disorders is less obvious, unclear, and it is often explained as a floating fear. If the fears, worries and anxiety begin to conquer and control persons life, when they begin to severely interfere with their family, social and business life, then we can say that the person most likely suffers from some kind of anxiety disorder.
Psychological symptoms of anxiety disorders are excessive fear and trembling, feeling of constant tension or internal turmoil, lack of concentration. The sufferer gets annoyed very easily and can become extremely sensitive to noise. Also, in most instances anxiety disorder patients develop insomnia (they have great difficulties to have a rest, they wake up constantly during the night and could have bad dreams during their rest time.)
The most recognizable physical symptoms of anxiety disorders are: palpitations or irregular heart beats, feeling problems swallowing, dry mouth, problems with breathing (lack of air), chest discomfort, frequent urge to go to the toilet, weakened sexual desire, noise in ears, pins and needles in fingers and toes, trembling hands and many more, depending on the severity.
Anxiety disorders can be divided in 7 main categories: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder also called Social Phobia, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Specific Phobia and Agoraphobia.
The main characteristics of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) are: constant irrational worries, anxiety, fear and expectations of something terrible that might happen, which occur most of the days in a period of minimum 2-6 months. The sufferers find impossible to put under control their worries which are in great measure exaggerated considering the situation. Adults suffering from GAD often worry about everyday life, the responsibilities in the workplace, finances, family wellbeing, accidents that could happen to their kids, family members, loved relatives etc.
Unreasonable fear completely conquer the sufferers and forces them to feel paralyzed, hopeless and unsecure.
Generally, GAD is best treated by combination of psychotherapy (Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy) and medication. Medications mostly used are Antidepressants from the group of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) and at the early stages of the treatment Benzodiazepines. Some pills free therapies and programs developed by former sufferers are also showing impressive results and can be purchased on the net.
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